1501:10-2-02
Definitions for Chapter 1501:10-2 of the Administrative Code.

As used in this chapter:

(A)
"Alternate
operating procedure" means any procedure relating to the operation or usage of
underground diesel equipment not specifically authorized in this chapter that
the chief determines will not cause an unsafe condition.

(B)
"Alternative
technology" means any technology relating to the operation or usage of
underground diesel equipment not specifically authorized in this chapter that
the chief determines will not cause an unsafe condition.

(C)
"Authorized
representative of miners" means a member of a mine health and safety committee
elected by miners at a mine, an individual employed by an employee organization
representing miners at a mine, or an individual authorized as the
representative of miners of a mine in accordance with MSHA regulations 30
C.F.R. Part 40.

(D)
"Attended" means a diesel equipment operator is within
sight or sound of the diesel-powered equipment while it is in operation.

(E)
"Diesel fuel tank" means a closed metal vessel specifically designed for the
storage or transport of diesel fuel.

(G)
"Diesel engine"
means any compression ignition internal combustion engine using the basic
diesel cycle where combustion results from the spraying of fuel into air heated
by compression.

(H)
"Diesel-powered equipment package" means a diesel
engine with an intake system, exhaust system, and a safety shutdown system
installed that meets the specific MSHA permissibility requirements for
diesel-powered equipment packages intended for use in underground coal
mines.

(I)
"Diesel technical advisory committee" and "technical
advisory committee" mean the two-member group appointed by the chief pursuant
to rule
1501:10-2-27 of the
Administrative Code to provide the chief with technical advice and
recommendations concerning the technical operating aspects of underground
diesel-powered equipment, including, but not limited to, responses to requests
for a change or variance from any technical requirement in this chapter, or the
use of an alternate operating procedure, alternative technology, major
operational change, or new technology.

(J)
"Exhaust
emission" means any substance emitted to the atmosphere from the exhaust port
of the combustion chamber of a diesel engine including exhaust gas and
particulates.

(K)
"Exhaust emissions control and conditioning system"
means a device or combination of devices that will collect and treat diesel
exhaust emissions at the exhaust port of the engine, and will reduce the volume
of, or eliminate emissions of, diesel particulate matter, carbon monoxide and
oxides of nitrogen in accordance with the requirements and standards of 30
C.F.R. Part 7.

(L)
"Fuel injection system" means the fuel delivery system
to the motor.

(M)
"Major operational change in underground
diesel-powered equipment usage" and "major operational change" mean a use of
underground diesel-powered equipment that the chief has determined, upon review
by and recommendation from the technical advisory committee, deviates
significantly from the rules and procedures established in this chapter.

(O)
"New underground diesel technology" and "new
technology" mean an advance in diesel technology that is developed for safe
application in underground coal mines after the effective date of this
rule.

(P)
"Long-term underground diesel fuel storage facility"
means a facility that is designed and constructed to remain at one location for
the storage or dispensing of diesel fuel and which does not move as mining
progresses and which has been installed in full compliance with all applicable
safety guidelines and procedures for an underground fuel storage facility as
provided in rule
1501:10-2-08 of the
Administrative Code.

(Q)
"Safety can" means a metal container intended for the
storage, transport or dispensing of diesel fuel that has a nominal capacity of
five gallons and is listed or approved by a nationally recognized independent
testing laboratory.

(R)
"Short-term underground diesel fuel storage facility"
means an area of a mine provided for the short-term storage of diesel fuel in a
fuel transportation unit which moves as mining progresses, and which has been
installed in full compliance with all applicable safety guidelines and
procedures for an underground diesel fuel storage facility as provided in rule
1501:10-2-08 of the
Administrative Code.

(S)
"Technical advisory committee investigation" and
"technical investigation" mean an investigation and report by the diesel
technical advisory committee on the impacts and safety of an alternate
operating procedure, alternative technology, major operational change, or new
technology related to the use of underground diesel equipment.

(T)
"Underground
diesel fuel storage facility" means any facility designed and constructed to
provide for the storage of any mobile diesel fuel transportation unit or for
the dispensing of diesel fuel and includes short-term underground diesel fuel
storage facilities and long-term underground diesel fuel storage
facilities.

(U)
For dates of federal rules referenced in this rule,
see rule
1501:10-1-07 of the
Administrative Code.